PMID- 32958903 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211220 LR - 20211220 IS - 1748-7838 (Electronic) IS - 1001-0602 (Print) IS - 1001-0602 (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Feb TI - RAB31 marks and controls an ESCRT-independent exosome pathway. PG - 157-177 LID - 10.1038/s41422-020-00409-1 [doi] AB - Exosomes are generated within the multivesicular endosomes (MVEs) as intraluminal vesicles (ILVs) and secreted during the fusion of MVEs with the cell membrane. The mechanisms of exosome biogenesis remain poorly explored. Here we identify that RAB31 marks and controls an ESCRT-independent exosome pathway. Active RAB31, phosphorylated by epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), engages flotillin proteins in lipid raft microdomains to drive EGFR entry into MVEs to form ILVs, which is independent of the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) machinery. Active RAB31 interacts with the SPFH domain and drives ILV formation via the Flotillin domain of flotillin proteins. Meanwhile, RAB31 recruits GTPase-activating protein TBC1D2B to inactivate RAB7, thereby preventing the fusion of MVEs with lysosomes and enabling the secretion of ILVs as exosomes. These findings establish that RAB31 has dual functions in the biogenesis of exosomes: driving ILVs formation and suppressing MVEs degradation, providing an exquisite framework to better understand exosome biogenesis. FAU - Wei, Denghui AU - Wei D AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Zhan, Weixiang AU - Zhan W AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Gao, Ying AU - Gao Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Huang, Liyan AU - Huang L AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Gong, Run AU - Gong R AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Wang, Wen AU - Wang W AD - Department of Abdominal Oncology, The Cancer Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China. FAU - Zhang, Ruhua AU - Zhang R AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Wu, Yuanzhong AU - Wu Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Gao, Song AU - Gao S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7427-6681 AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. FAU - Kang, Tiebang AU - Kang T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8805-4174 AD - State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China. kangtb@sysucc.org.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200921 PL - England TA - Cell Res JT - Cell research JID - 9425763 RN - 0 (Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (RAB31 protein, human) RN - 0 (flotillins) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (EGFR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ErbB Receptors) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rab GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM CIN - Cell Res. 2021 Feb;31(2):105-106. PMID: 32973340 MH - Cell Membrane/metabolism MH - Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/*metabolism MH - ErbB Receptors/metabolism MH - Exosomes/*metabolism MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques/methods MH - HEK293 Cells MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Lysosomes/metabolism MH - Membrane Proteins/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Multivesicular Bodies/metabolism MH - Protein Domains MH - Signal Transduction/*genetics MH - Transfection MH - rab GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC8027411 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2020/09/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/21 06:00 PMCR- 2020/09/21 CRDT- 2020/09/22 05:40 PHST- 2020/03/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/22 05:40 [entrez] PHST- 2020/09/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41422-020-00409-1 [pii] AID - 409 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41422-020-00409-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Res. 2021 Feb;31(2):157-177. doi: 10.1038/s41422-020-00409-1. Epub 2020 Sep 21.